UPDATED - Captain Planet and the planeteers

Update (23/03/26) - I've completed the cover gallery via the addition of the cover for issue #3

I've now acquired some copies of Captain Planet so in red I've added details of writers, artists etc

Prompted by a question on a facebook group together I've been inspired to look into the 'Captain Planet and the planeteers' comic...I don't have any copies myself so I've scoured t'internet for the images below...Marvel US put out a 12-issue series but for Marvel UK I've only got up to issue 4 so far - were there more? Let me know! 

Captain Planet and the planeteers, Marvel UK, issue 1, cover dated 12th October 1991

cover by Mario Capaldi and John Burns

The single story is called 'A hero for Earth' and is labelled as 'Stan Lee presents' so this sounds like a US reprint to me

Writers = Barry Dutter & Jim Salicrup

Pencils = José Delbo

Inker = Mike DeCarlo

Letterer = Jim Massara

Colour = Brad Vancata 

Captain Planet and the planeteers, Marvel UK, issue 2, cover dated 26th October 1991

Mario Capaldi on cover art duties

Story 1 = A hero for Earth - no credits but assume it's as per issue 1 (above) 

Story 2 = Toxic Terror!; story by Ian Rimmer, art by Mario Capaldi, lettering by Cie, colouring by Louise Cassell

Captain Planet and the planeteers, Marvel UK, issue 3, cover dated 9th November 1991

currently for sale here on ebay

Captain Planet and the planeteers, Marvel UK, issue 4, cover dated 23rd November 1991

Mario Capaldi and John Burns on cover art duties

Story 1 = 'Smog gets in your eyes' [continued from issue 3], script by Barry Dutter and Jim Salicrup; art by Jose Delbo & Stephen Baskerville; lettering by Jim Massara; colouring by Sarra Mossoff.

Story 2 = 'Carbon copy' [continued from issue 3], script by Ian Rimmer; art by Mario Capaldi and Bambos Georgiou; lettering by Cie; colouring by Helen Nally

Captain Planet and the planeteers, Marvel UK, holiday special

Hmmm, where did they get that idea for a cover from?

Published August 1992

The contents are a single story 'If you can't nuke em...join 'em'...script by Barry Dutter; pencils by Pat Broderick; inks by Bruce Patterson & Ralp Cabrera; letters by John Costanza; colours by Sarra Mossoff; story editor Rob Takar

And Tim Perkins worked on the annual (and he also worked on a colouring book and the colouring & activity book)

I posted the above in a Facebook group and John Michael Burns (renowned colourist and nephew of artist John M Burns) was kind enought to make a comment on the post...

UPDATED: Clearmark comics - Tom & Jerry

I've looked at some comics published by 'Clearmark comics' in the past...

Popular fairy tales here

Were Bears here

The world of Wym here

Rupert here

Tom and Jerry here 

Cookie here

Henry's cat - fun to cook here

They published at least one other title though...Tom & Jerry comic. Michael Carrol (here) records it at lasting 7 issues. So, here's the start of a covers gallery for Tom & Jerry comic.

Now updated with the cover of issue #7

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 1, May 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 2, June 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 3, July 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 4, August 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 5, September 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 6 October 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 7, November 1990, 80p

Denis Gifford's ACE newsletter for Jan/Feb 1991 (#120) records this as the final issue

UPDATED: Clearmark comics - Tom & Jerry

I've looked at some comics published by 'Clearmark comics' in the past...

Popular fairy tales here

Were Bears here

The world of Wym here

Rupert here

Tom and Jerry here 

Cookie here

Henry's cat - fun to cook here

They published at least one other title though...Tom & Jerry comic. Michael Carrol (here) records it at lasting 7 issues. So, here's the start of a covers gallery for Tom & Jerry comic.

Now updated with the cover of issue #2 and #3

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 1, May 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 2, June 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 3, July 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 4, August 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 5, September 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 6 October 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 7, November 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

UPDATED: Clearmark comics - Tom & Jerry

I've looked at some comics published by 'Clearmark comics' in the past...

Popular fairy tales here

Were Bears here

The world of Wym here

Rupert here

Tom and Jerry here 

Cookie here

Henry's cat - fun to cook here

They published at least one other title though...Tom & Jerry comic. Michael Carrol (here) records it at lasting 7 issues. So, here's the start of a covers gallery for Tom & Jerry comic.

Now updated with the cover of issue #5

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 1, May 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 2, June 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 3, July 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 4, August 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 5, September 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 6 October 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 7, November 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

UPDATED: Clearmark comics - Tom & Jerry

I've looked at some comics published by 'Clearmark comics' in the past...

Popular fairy tales here

Were Bears here

The world of Wym here

Rupert is here

They published at least one other title though...Tom & Jerry comic. Michael Carrol (here) records it at lasting 7 issues. So, here's the start of a covers gallery for Tom & Jerry comic.

Now updated with the cover of issue #4

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 1, May 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 2, June 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 3, July 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 4, August 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 5, September 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 6 October 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 7, November 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Clearmark comics - Tom & Jerry

I've looked at some comics published by 'Clearmark comics' in the past...

Popular fairy tales here

Were Bears here

The world of Wym here

They published at least one other title though...Tom & Jerry comic. Michael Carrol (here) records it at lasting 7 issues. So, here's the start of a covers gallery for Tom & Jerry comic.

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 1, May 1990, 80p

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 2, June 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 3, July 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 4, August 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 5, September 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 6 October 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Tom & Jerry comic, issue 7, November 1990, 80p

image not to hand - can you help?

Thundercats comic by Steve Parkhouse

A recent ebay spot is this Thundercats comic by Steve Parkhouse. There are currently 2 copies up for sale...

One is here and is advertised as being free with new Eagle 18th October 1986

One is here and is advertised as being free with Battle Action Force 18th October 1986 (so the same date as the new Eagle supplement)

Here's a slightly larger image (can't remember where I got this image from) - but not the whole insert as I don't actually have a copy of it 

For a look at all other Steve Parkhouse mentions on the blog just click here and for Simon Furman click here

Z Knights comic, volume 2 - Games of war

Friend of the blog Martin Baines has supplied me with these images from a toy tie-in comic from Tomy that as he says...
...here is the Z-Knights Toy line comic strip which I found whilst on holiday. They may have done another issue like this as it says its volume 2. It was the last new strip to appear in the New Eagle before it was cancelled 
According to a Zoids wiki page (here) the backstory here is as follows...

The backstory details how, in the future, exploration of the galaxy has led to the discovery of a planet called Zi that is inhabited by metallic lifeforms. Some of the organisms were returned to Earth for experimentation, which led to the development of the Zoid-armor Titans, six huge semi-organic war machines. However, they caused such terrible damage when used in combat that use of the Titans was soon outlawed; the project was abandoned and the machines were sealed deep underground.

Many years into the future Earth has become heavily polluted, with smog having a detrimental effect on the planet's inhabitants. News that Earth is further threatened by an approaching meteorite results in Earth's social elite abandoning the planet to colonize Mars; anyone not rich or well-connected is left to die.

The meteor collides with Earth as predicted but instead of destroying life it actually restores the planet's atmosphere! Meanwhile, Mars is ravaged by a solar wind that reduces the artificial atmosphere by 40% and, jealous of the planet they left behind, the Mars colonists plot to return by force. Using scaled-down technology from the Titan project, the colonists (under the command of General Alfred Zeldan) manage to capture the space station Atlantis to use as their base of operations during their attack on Earth.

Aware that the nobles of Kilna would dispose of him after conquering Earth, Alfred order scientists under his command to bringing the 'Marine Kaizer' back into operation to use it as his trump card against Kilna's nobles afterward. Alfred send the Marine Kaizer to wiping out the Blue Star's Norther Knights at Northerland as MArine Kaizer's field test. However, the attack from Marine Kaizer accidentally awaken another titan sealed at Northerland, the Z-Knight. A young Earth lieutenant Bell Lance, who manage to control Z-Knight without system modification as his mother was a denizen of planet Zi. Successfully defeat the Marine Kaizer, Blue Star finally capable of counter Kilna's invasion by using the two titans to unlock their data and combine it with the smaller machine call Metal Foot.  

The Z-Knights were also released in Europe around the same time as Japan, under the same name. As stated in the article above, only a few, select models from the Japanese line were released in the European line. All of the models that were released in the line were renamed and recolored but had no design changes. There were also different sticker sheets to reflect the European version of the backstory.

The line was considered, "short lived" and only had 10 models in total that were produced. The European line was divided into 2 waves. The 1st wave having 8 different Z-Knights, (4 for each side) while the 2nd Wave only included two Z-Knights. (1 for each side) (See below) The models for the Second Wave were produced in lower numbers than the 1st wave, making them more rare.

The only exception to the European line was its version of the Guyzack. The 11th model in the line, the only way to obtain it was to mail in 10 tokens from the boxes of the other model kits. The model was not recolored or even renamed. In fact, it was a direct import from the Japanese line and even the box was the same. Both the Japanese and the European version of the model are exactly the same.

...and here's that September 1993 issue of new Eagle

...and here's the strip itself

Z Knights appeared in the September, October, November, December 1993 and the (final) January 1994 issue.

UPDATED - Captain Planet and the planeteers

I've now acquired some copies of Captain Planet so in red I've added details of writers, artists etc

Prompted by a question on a facebook group together I've been inspired to look into the 'Captain Planet and the planeteers' comic...I don't have any copies myself so I've scoured t'internet for the images below...Marvel US put out a 12-issue series but for Marvel UK I've only got up to issue 4 so far - were there more? Let me know! 

Captain Planet and the planeteers, Marvel UK, issue 1, cover dated 12th October 1991

cover by Mario Capaldi and John Burns

The single story is called 'A hero for Earth' and is labelled as 'Stan Lee presents' so this sounds like a US reprint to me

Writers = Barry Dutter & Jim Salicrup

Pencils = José Delbo

Inker = Mike DeCarlo

Letterer = Jim Massara

Colour = Brad Vancata 

Captain Planet and the planeteers, Marvel UK, issue 2, cover dated 26th October 1991

Mario Capaldi on cover art duties

Story 1 = A hero for Earth - no credits but assume it's as per issue 1 (above) 

Story 2 = Toxic Terror!; story by Ian Rimmer, art by Mario Capaldi, lettering by Cie, colouring by Louise Cassell

Captain Planet and the planeteers, Marvel UK, issue 3, cover dated 9th November 1991

cover not to hand

Captain Planet and the planeteers, Marvel UK, issue 4, cover dated 23rd November 1991

Mario Capaldi and John Burns on cover art duties

Story 1 = 'Smog gets in your eyes' [continued from issue 3], script by Barry Dutter and Jim Salicrup; art by Jose Delbo & Stephen Baskerville; lettering by Jim Massara; colouring by Sarra Mossoff.

Story 2 = 'Carbon copy' [continued from issue 3], script by Ian Rimmer; art by Mario Capaldi and Bambos Georgiou; lettering by Cie; colouring by Helen Nally

Captain Planet and the planeteers, Marvel UK, holiday special

Hmmm, where did they get that idea for a cover from?

Published August 1992

The contents are a single story 'If you can't nuke em...join 'em'...script by Barry Dutter; pencils by Pat Broderick; inks by Bruce Patterson & Ralp Cabrera; letters by John Costanza; colours by Sarra Mossoff; story editor Rob Takar

And Tim Perkins worked on the annual (and he also worked on a colouring book and the colouring & activity book)

I posted the above in a Facebook group and John Michael Burns (renowned colourist and nephew of artist John M Burns) was kind enought to make a comment on the post...